Necktie smoother



Feb. 3, 1942. G. N. PHELPS NECKTIE SMOOTHER Filed May 16, 1940 My"inventionlelates to the of a'ev' by the dotted line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

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which are employed for preserving the shapes or n'eckties to. retain them in unwrinkled condition; and'an e t' f-myj n a a g o hersiis .v V, provide a v ejo h t h hall besim-j t Qther n h. it hailing a? li l I? "wit'he hQ e' ple in'constructionl that "maybe readily inserted II I nd hole const tuting a ke'eper tjo 're- I througha necktie, and that shall eificiently mainceive the, lug I 4 and thereby retain the ends I tain the necktie in an unwrinkled condition. I of the two branchesin remQl ible l glied engage- One form of anecktielholder and smoother Thefbranchllp o f thef'h'older' slightly embodying'my inventionand in the construction han' thegbranch l'|,. a s shown Fig. 3,; and use of whichthe objects herein set out, I his, end o f 'sa id branchlt is iol c'ed well as others, maybe :attainedis illustrated the accompanying drawi in which I "Figure 1, is a face view of a holderembodyirig my invention Ywithianecktieillustrated ilr'dotted lines on the holder." we l t Figure 2 'ishazsimilar view on enlarged scale 7 advantageously"constructed showing the branches of the holder latched to- V fco pa a i t" ht'wire inorder toiobtain a gether. 1 I g light structure, means are provided for retaining Figure 3 is a similar view of the holder but 11- 720, t e older, and particularly the body P t in its lustrating the ends of the branches disengaged oriein lm m sh wn herein-this form' reas when in atie. I taining means comprises a. spring l 8 preferably Figure 4 is a view looking at that end terminate coiled and with branches l9 exten ng from D- ing the branches, posite sides of the coil; I have found that a turn Figure 5 is a view in section on a planedenoted and a half or the'coil l 8-will-be sufiicient to ac I I complishits purpose ill exerting an] outward Figure 6 is a view on enlarged scale illustrating o c on e d ts of the dy to retai them the manner of retaining the branches in engagein their original for The ends 20 of the merit. branches are secured to the side parts 8 in any Figure 7 ma similar view showingthebranchesgg suitable m r, potw i g 2i vvbeing own disengaged. herein for this purpose, I I l Figure 8 is a view illustratingmeans for secur- I The m r iner, Comp g t e pr 13 mg the ends of the spring to the body of the and its branches l9'hereinbefore referredto is holder. extendedbackwardlyfrom the ends 20 of said I My improved holder asfillustrated and deb anchesand is locatedv within the bend of. the I scribed herein comprisesa bodyadapted to enrounded end ,9, h wn in Figs.' "and,2. 5 This gage within the wider" part of a necktie, this bend constitutes a housing for the iorrnretainer body gradually decreasing in width to the smaller so that it willnot interfere "in the operation "of end which is insertedwithin the tie and retained inserting-,the'holderWithin a tie and in removing 1 in the narrower portion thereof; This holder is 40" it therefrom- 1 I constructed of wire and is provided with spring; I The locking en m t ofthefreeends'ofthe qualities to retain the body of the holder in its branches at the smallend of the holder provides f operative formto exert a slight outward pressure 513111019111? t, is Particular v nt whe against a necktie'to remove any wrinkles'that' he holder-is, not. in use as it may be laid faw'ay may exist therein .and to retain th t ne la 4a, ma a orsimilar pla e o a g 'po m th diti m I a hook and the ends bein'gllocked'together will i In the accompanying vt numeral '8 notcatch uponarticles of clothingor other ma,-

' denotes the side parts of the body of the holder te s y would otherwiseif'allowed to spread which is composed of wire having spring qualiapart, and there, is therefore'provided meansjfor ties and which is bowed outwardly at thewidest t -"a condition; that, might otherwise portion but which terminates in a rounded end prove troublesome. I I I 9. The holder is composed of a single piece of n-Se the free ends are unldcked, as-sh own in wire, the side parts comprising the body being I Fig. 3, the'holder'inthis formbeing a little wider extended into branches l0-l liorming the nar- I than thejordinarytie so that as'lightspreading 'row portions of the holder'andterminating in a action williexist to preservethe tie substantiallyin the form shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, it not being intended, however, that an extreme stretching action will take place.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my invention, together with the device which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrative and that the invention may be carried out by other means and applied to uses other than those above set out.

I claim:

1. A necktie smoother composed of a single piece of wir bent to oval shape to form the rounded end of a body which is gradually tapered into a narrower portion comprising branches ends being bent abruptly outward and then parallel with each other, the parallel parts being secured to the sides of the body.

3. A necktie smoother composed of a single piece of wire bent to oval shape to form the rounded end of a body which is gradually tapered into a narrower portion and which is composed of branches having free ends, lips formed on said ends, an interengaging lug and opening on said lips, and means secured between the sides of said body and housed within the rounded end thereof and exerting outward pressure between c the sides of the body to preserve its form.

having free ends, means for removably -securing said ends together, and a spring housed within said rounded end of said body, said spring having branches, the whole conforming in shape .to therounded end and sides of said body and of a width substantially that of the space between the sides of said body, said spring branches being secured at their free ends to the sides of said body to exert outward pressure between the sides of the body to preserve its form.

2. A necktie smoother composed of a single piece of wire bent to oval shape to form the rounded end of a body which is gradually tapered into a narrower portion comprising branches having free ends, interlocking means upon said free ends for removably securing them together, and a spring form preserver comprising a coiled spring housed within said rounded end of the body and having branches extending from the coil parallel with the sides of the body and spaced therefrom, the extremities of said 4. Anecktie smoother composed of a single piece of wire and comprising a body with side branches bent to oval shape to form the rounded end of said body which is gradually curved to a narrower width terminating in a narrow rounded portion one ofthe branches being longer than the other,

. which is gradually tapered toward one end into a narrower portion, said body end comprising branches having free .ends, interlocking means on said free ends for removably securing theni in close engagement, and a spring form preserver comprising a coiled spring at the end of said body opposite said free ends for forcing said branches apart to preserve the form of a tie. 1 I f c GEORGE N. PHELPS. 

